BUIES CREEK, N.C. (AP) - Darius Leonard and Reco McCarter both scored 21 points and Campbell upended VMI 97-93 in overtime on Saturday.
McCarter added 13 rebounds for the Fighting Camels while Rodney Glasgow scored 20 points for VMI.
VMI (9-8, 2-2 Big South) shot a proficient 55 percent in the first half but only led Campbell (9-10, 3-1) by four at the break, 46-42.
The offensive game for both the Keydets and the Fighting Camels flourished in the second half as the lead seesawed leading into the final minutes of the game. Campbell’s Leonard got inside for two points tying the score at 84 and sending the game to overtime.
Andrew Ryan’s 3-pointer with under a minute left in OT put Campbell up 92-90. VMI countered in the final 25 seconds with a missed dunk and two missed treys by Jordan Weethee followed by an unsuccessful Glasgow layup, and Campbell picked up the win.
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